diff --git a/include/r_local.h b/include/r_local.h
index b1c9e2d..9fe4ac1 100644
--- a/include/r_local.h
+++ b/include/r_local.h
@@ -349,3 +349,6 @@ void R_EmitEdge (mvertex_t *pv0, mvertex_t *pv1);
 void R_ClipEdge (mvertex_t *pv0, mvertex_t *pv1, clipplane_t *clip);
 void R_SplitEntityOnNode2 (mnode_t *node);
 void R_MarkLights (dlight_t *light, int bit, mnode_t *node);
+
+void R_LoadSkys (char *);
+
diff --git a/include/render.h b/include/render.h
index 8a1daf2..743accb 100644
--- a/include/render.h
+++ b/include/render.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ void R_RemoveEfrags (entity_t *ent);
 
 void R_NewMap (void);
 
-
 void R_ParseParticleEffect (void);
 void R_RunParticleEffect (vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, int color, int count);
 void R_RocketTrail (vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int type);
diff --git a/source/gl_rmisc.c b/source/gl_rmisc.c
index 86641e6..049af79 100644
--- a/source/gl_rmisc.c
+++ b/source/gl_rmisc.c
@@ -195,6 +195,22 @@ void R_Envmap_f (void)
 	GL_EndRendering ();
 }
 
+/*
+   R_LoadSky_f
+*/
+void
+R_LoadSky_f ()
+{
+	if (Cmd_Argc () != 2)
+	{
+		Con_Printf ("loadsky <name> : load a skybox\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	R_LoadSkys (Cmd_Argv(1));
+}
+
+
 /*
 ===============
 R_Init
@@ -204,7 +220,8 @@ void R_Init (void)
 {	
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("timerefresh", R_TimeRefresh_f);	
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("envmap", R_Envmap_f);	
-	Cmd_AddCommand ("pointfile", R_ReadPointFile_f);	
+	Cmd_AddCommand ("pointfile", R_ReadPointFile_f);
+	Cmd_AddCommand ("loadsky", R_LoadSky_f);
 
 /* 	Cvar_RegisterVariable (&r_norefresh);
  CVAR_FIXME */
diff --git a/source/r_main.c b/source/r_main.c
index 8d3f86c..cc9e2ff 100644
--- a/source/r_main.c
+++ b/source/r_main.c
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ void	R_InitTextures (void)
 	}	
 }
 
+void R_LoadSky_f ();
+
 /*
 ===============
 R_Init
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@ void R_Init (void)
 	
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("timerefresh", R_TimeRefresh_f);	
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("pointfile", R_ReadPointFile_f);	
+	Cmd_AddCommand ("loadsky", R_LoadSky_f);
 
 /* 	Cvar_RegisterVariable (&r_draworder);
  CVAR_FIXME */
diff --git a/source/r_misc.c b/source/r_misc.c
index 15a42b1..e4b4498 100644
--- a/source/r_misc.c
+++ b/source/r_misc.c
@@ -116,6 +116,23 @@ void R_TimeRefresh_f (void)
 	r_refdef.viewangles[1] = startangle;
 }
 
+
+/*
+   R_LoadSky_f
+*/
+void
+R_LoadSky_f ()
+{
+	if (Cmd_Argc () != 2)
+	{
+		Con_Printf ("loadsky <name> : load a skybox\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	R_LoadSkys (Cmd_Argv(1));
+}
+
+
 /*
 ================
 R_LineGraph
diff --git a/source/r_sky.c b/source/r_sky.c
index b8ba5d5..3ca49d7 100644
--- a/source/r_sky.c
+++ b/source/r_sky.c
@@ -288,3 +288,13 @@ void R_SetSkyFrame (void)
 }
 
 
+/*
+   R_LoadSkys
+
+   Stub function for loading a skybox.  Currently we only have support for
+   skyboxes in GL targets, so we just do nothing here.  --KB
+*/
+void
+R_LoadSkys (char * name)
+{
+}